The owners of the Seattle Kraken made a final expansion payment of $650 million to officially become the NHL’s 32nd franchise. The team now is free to make trades and sign players as it prepares for the inaugural 2021-22 season.
The Patriots selected Alabama QB Mac Jones with the 15th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday, but afterward coach Bill Belichick backed starter Cam Newton.
The Philadelphia Eagles took Alabama WR Devonta Smith with the No. 10 pick in the NFL draft after trading up two spots with the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.
The San Francisco 49ers took North Dakota State QB Trey Lance with the third pick of the draft, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said he wants Jimmy Garoppolo to remain with the team.
Yusei Kikuchi took a no-hit bid into the the seventh inning, Taylor Trammell homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game series sweep.
Tigers starter Matthew Boyd left the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the White Sox in the second inning because of an injured left knee.